— Salvador Allende Chilean physician and politician 1908 - 1973Context: The people must defend themselves, but they must not sacrifice themselves. The people must not let themselves be destroyed or riddled with bullets, but they cannot be humiliated either.
Workers of my country, I have faith in Chile and its destiny. Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail. Keep in mind that, much sooner than later, great avenues will again be opened, through which will pass the free man, to construct a better society.
Long live Chile! Long live the people! Long live the workers!
These are my last words, and I am certain that my sacrifice will not be in vain, I am certain that, at the very least, it will be a moral lesson that will punish felony, cowardice, and treason.

— Pablo Picasso Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer 1881 - 1973Attributed in Civilization's Quotations : Life's Ideal (2002) by Richard Alan Krieger, p. 132, and many places on the internet, this was actually stated by Vincent van Gogh in a letter to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthon_van_Rappard Anthon van Rappard] (18 August 1885)[http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let528/letter.html], also rendered "I keep on making what I can’t do yet in order to learn to be able to do it."

— Woodrow Wilson American politician, 28th president of the United States (in office from 1913 to 1921) 1856 - 1924Context: I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow, and I have borrowed a lot since I read it to you first.
[http://books.google.com/books?id=8gLmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA439 Speech to the National Press Club] (20 March 1914)<!--PWW 29:364-->